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3 years ago

Why is glass brittle

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Glass doesn't contain planes of atoms that can slip past each other, so there is no way to relieve stress. It has many microscopic cracks that act as seeds for fracture. It’s molecular structure is composed of tetrahedral crystals so it ruptured easily under stress

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The balanced chemical reaction for this would be written as:

2Mg + O2 = 2MgO

We use this reaction and the amount of the reactant given to calculate for the amount of magnesium oxide that is produced. We do as follows:

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A hot lump of 30.5 g of iron at an initial temperature of 52.7 °C is placed in 50.0 mL H2O initially at 25.0 °C and allowed to r

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Answer:

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Using the formula; Q = m × c × ΔT

Where; Q = amount of heat

m = mass

c = specific heat

ΔT = change in temperature

In this question involving iron placed into water, the Qwater = Qiron

For water; m= 50g, c = 4.18 J/g°C, Initial temp= 25°C, final temp=?

For iron; m = 30.5g, c = 0.449J/g°C, Initial temp= 52.7°C, final temp=?

Qwater = -(Qiron)

m × c × ΔT (water) =- {m × c × ΔT (iron)}

50 × 4.18 × (T - 25) = - {30.5 × 0.449 × (T - 52.7)}

209 (T - 25) = - {13.6945 (T - 52.7)}

209T - 5225 = -13.6945T + 721.7

209T + 13.6945T = 5225 + 721.7

222.6945T = 5946.7

T = 5946.7/222.6945

T = 26.7

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A sample of a compound contains 41.33 g of carbon and 8.67 g of hydrogen. The molar mass of the

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Answer:

C6H15

Explanation:

First, we calculate the empirical formula as follows:

C = 41.33 g

H = 8.67 g

We convert each mass value to mole by dividing each element by its molar mass (C = 12g/mol, H = 1g/mol)

C = 41.33g ÷ 12g/mol = 3.44mol

H = 8.67g ÷ 1g/mol = 8.67mol

Next, we divide each mole value by the smallest (3.44mol)

C = 3.44mol ÷ 3.44mol = 1

H = 8.67mol ÷ 3.44mol = 2.52

We multiply this ratio by 2 to get a simple whole number ratio

C = 1 × 2 = 2

H = 2.52 × 2 = 5.04

Based on this, the whole number ratio of C and H is 2:5, hence, the empirical formula is C2H5.

The molecular mass of the compound is given as 87.18 g/mol, hence, the molecular formula is calculated as follows:

(C2H5)n = 87.18

[12(2) + 1(5)]n = 87.18

[24 + 5]n = 87.18

(29)n = 87.18

n = 87.18 ÷ 29

n = 3.006

Approximately to whole number, n = 3

Hence, the molecular formula of the compound is [C2H5]3

= C6H15

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